1979 International League season

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The 1979 International League season was the 94th in the league's history, and ended with the Columbus Clippers winning their first Governors' Cup.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Columbus Clippers	85	54	.612	--	Gene Michael	New York Yankees
Syracuse Chiefs	77	63	.550	8½	Vern Benson	Toronto Blue Jays
Richmond Braves	76	64	.543	9½	Tom Burgess	Atlanta Braves
Tidewater Tides	73	67	.521	12½	Frank Verdi	New York Mets
Pawtucket Red Sox	66	74	.471	19½	Joe Morgan	Boston Red Sox
Charleston Charlies	65	74	.468	20	Jim Beauchamp	Houston Astros
Toledo Mud Hens	63	76	.453	22	Cal Ermer	Minnesota Twins
Rochester Red Wings	53	86	.381	32	Doc Edwards	Baltimore Orioles

Playoffs

	First Round					Governors' Cup Finals
	1	Columbus Clippers	3
	4	Tidewater Tides	1
						1	Columbus Clippers	4
						2	Syracuse Chiefs	3
	2	Syracuse Chiefs	3
	3	Richmond Braves	2

First Round

Columbus vs. Tidewater Date Away Home September 2 Tidewater 4 Columbus 3 September 3 Tidewater 5 Columbus 13 September 4 Columbus 7 Tidewater 4 14 innings September 5 Columbus 3 Tidewater 2 Columbus wins series 3-1

Syracuse vs. Richmond Date Away Home September 2 Richmond 0 Syracuse 1 September 4 Richmond 2 Syracuse 1 September 5 Syracuse 1 Richmond 2 September 6 Syracuse 6 Richmond 5 10 innings September 7 Syracuse 3 Richmond 0 Syracuse wins series 3-2

Governor's Cup Finals

Columbus vs. Syracuse Date Away Home September 8 Syracuse 1 Columbus 2 September 9 Syracuse 3 Columbus 4 11 innings September 10 Columbus 4 Syracuse 5 13 innings September 11 Columbus 1 Syracuse 6 September 12 Columbus 3 Syracuse 5 September 14 Syracuse 2 Columbus 5 September 15 Syracuse 3 Columbus 4 12 innings Columbus wins series 4-3

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Garry Hancock, Pawtucket, .325
• Runs Scored Dave Stapleton, Pawtucket, 88
• Hits Stapleton, 169
• Doubles Stapleton, 33
• Triples Eddie Miller, Richmond, 11
• Home Runs Sam Bowen, Pawtucket, 28
• Runs Batted In Bowen; Jerry Keller, Richmond, 75
• Stolen Bases Miller, 76

Pitching

• Wins Bob Kammeyer, Columbus, 16
• Earned Run Average Scott Holman, Tidewater, 1.99
• Complete Games Tommy Boggs, Richmond, 14
• Shutouts Holman, 4
• Strikeouts Boggs, 138
• Saves Rich Anderson, Columbus, 21

All-Star Team

• First Base Tom Chism, Rochester
• Second Base Roger Holt, Columbus
• Shortstop Glenn Hoffman, Pawtucket
• Third Base Dave Stapleton, Pawtucket
• Outfield Bobby Brown, Columbus; Sam Bowen, Pawtucket; Mookie Wilson, Tidewater
• Catcher Brad Gulden, Columbus
• Designated Hitter Dave Koza, Pawtucket
• Pitcher Rich Anderson, Columbus; Tommy Boggs, Richmond
• Manager Vern Benson, Syracuse

References

Brian Bennett, On A Silver Diamond: The Story Of Rochester Community Baseball from 1956-1996. Triphammer Publishing, 1997.

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. W. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, editors. Baseball America, 1993.

1980 Baseball Guide

External Links

1979 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond

1979 IL - The Baseball Cube